Chickpea Herb Pita Pizzas

Chickpea herb healthy pita pizzas are a quick easy meal or snack. A chunky herb-y mess of chickpeas is spread on pita bread, and topped with arugula, feta cheese, tomatoes, and a tahini drizzle.

Weekly Meal Plans

When heading into a work week, I do my best to plan meals for my family. While I don’t meal prep everything in advance, I do write down and shop for what I plan to make. This healthy pita pizza recipe is great for busy weeknights, as I can make the chickpeas in advance, and then assemble pizzas within 10 minutes. I love posting a weekly menu on a chalkboard in the kitchen. I’ve found that this helps the questions of “what’s for dinner?” from family members morph into “how can I help?”. How great is that?

Pita Bread

I got super fancy when I made this and made my own pita bread, using this Serious Eats recipe, but certainly a good quality store-bought will do. The pitas themselves are easy to make, but I did need afternoon (for me it was Sunday) of rising and kneading, etc. A rainy Sunday afternoon was perfect.

Easy Healthy Dinners

While these healthy pita pizzas are totally a meal on their own, I like to pair them with a soup like this lentil soup.

For the Salad

Instructions

For the Sauce

Mince garlic. Whisk together in a small bowl with tahini and water. Set aside 2 Tablespoons of this mixture. To the remaining mixture, add 2 Tablespoons lemon juice and salt. Thin with more water if necessary so it can be drizzled.

For the Topping and Pizza Assembly

Preheat oven to 400F.

Drain chickpeas and set aside. Combine fresh herbs in a food processor with the 2 Tablespoons of reserved tahini sauce. Pulse until finely chopped. Add drained chickpeas, olive oil, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, pulsing to form a chunky spread.

Spread chickpea-herb mixture on each pita. Cut tomatoes in half, and crumble feta, and distribute among each pita pizza. Bake 8-10 minutes until cheese is melting, and edges are browning.

For the Salad

Toss arugula with olive oil, salt, pepper, and zest of one lemon.

To Serve

Remove pita pizzas from oven, and top with salad. Serve with lemon wedges.